Trump boasts that his approval ratings may be as high as about 50%

President Donald Trump on Tuesday seemed to brag in a tweet that his approval rating may be higher than 50%.

Trump cited a poll, which is often favorable to him, that put his approval rating at 46%.

Other polling firms put his approval lower, in the high 30s. Other presidents have enjoyed better approval at similar times in their presidency.

President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning about a new poll from Rasmussen, the polling company often most favorable to the president, that found approval over his job performance to be 46% from the US public.

Trump also used the occasion to attack the media and the majority of polling institutions and to speculate that his actual approval could be even higher.

"One of the most accurate polls last time around. But #FakeNews likes to say we're in the 30's. They are wrong. Some people think numbers could be in the 50's. Together, WE will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!" Trump tweeted with an accompanying graphic of his picture and the 46% statistic credited to Rasmussen.